1984Final results
1984 election for Massachusetts House District 42
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Jonathan L. Healy (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Michael F. Ruggeri (D) by 39.9 points.
Jonathan L. HealyRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%12,222
Michael F. RuggeriDemocrat
30.0%5,247
17,471 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET